Hazel Smith
Professor of International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies and author focusing on North Korea, providing expert analysis on the Kim family and regime dynamics.
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Feb 13, 2026 • 13min
The teen who could lead North Korea: Who is Kim Jong Un's young’un?
Hazel Smith, SOAS professor and North Korea expert, discusses Kim Ju Ae and the regime's succession theater. She unpacks propaganda shaping the Kim family's mystique. She outlines how elite networks, secrecy and risks shape a potential heir's sheltered life. The conversation traces early public appearances and the intelligence puzzles around succession.
